So, Lupe’s com­ing to town. We can’t think of an MC that’s a bet­ter fit for the Ted: amaz­ing lyri­cist, out­spo­ken for social change, and come on — the guy wrote a song about skate­board­ing that’s down­right inspir­ing. We’d go see him for that alone.

The Kings of Leon are com­ing to ODU on Mon­day, and every­body knows it. They’re one of the biggest bands in the world right now, and sur­pris­ingly, they make really good music. It’s not that we’re suprised that they’re super­stars, or that their music is won­der­fully lis­ten­able, it’s just that those two things don’t go together all that often.

Since being dis­cov­ered and thusly taken under the wing of Sonic Youth in the mid-90’s, Blonde Red­head have come a long way towards find­ing their own sound. A sta­ple in pretty much every indie kid’s playlist, Blonde Redhead’s eerie, high pitched vocals and wan­der­ing rhythms make their music instantly recognizable.

Guess what? Just being up on your music and art isn’t enough if you want to be at the top of your game. You’ll find that culi­nary knowl­edge will change your per­spec­tive in ways you never thought pos­si­ble. So, where do you gain such knowl­edge, you might ask? Why, from one of the great­est chefs in the world. Chef, restau­ra­teur, and tele­vi­sion per­son­al­ity Emeril Lagasse cooks live and you can sam­ple his cook­ing on Sun­day, April 19th at the Vir­ginia Culi­nary Expo.